"Honored to have been elected by my colleagues to continue serving as Speaker of the House for the 113th Congress," Boehner tweeted shortly after the vote.

The Ohio congressman told CNN he was confident he'd be re-elected, a sentinment echoed by other House GOP leaders. But some Republicans voted against him amid signs his authority within the party is shrinking.

"In our hour of desperate need, we've been left waiting for help six times longer than the victims of Katrina with no end in sight," Christie said, according to ABC News. "Sixty-six days and counting, shame on you. Shame on Congress."

Boehner also made headlines recently for telling Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid "Go f*ck yourself" as the two men crossed paths outside the Oval Office late last week — some say bringing civility in DC to a new low.